PIPA


Meaning of PIPA in English

or p'i-p'a

Short-necked Chinese lute.

It has a pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard, and the silk strings are plucked with the fingernails. It is prominent in the opera orchestra and as an ensemble, solo, and accompanying instrument. The Japanese biwa is a similar instrument.

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